Love Exposure (2008)

Original title

愛のむきだし

Directed by

Sion Sono

Genre

action film, romantic comedy, comedy drama, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

3h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 523 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy learns the art of upskirt photography to win the favor of a strict Catholic girl. The film follows his journey through family dysfunction, religious guilt, and a cult. It blends comedy, romance, and violence over four hours.

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What happens

Love Exposure (Japanese: 愛のむきだし, Hepburn: Ai no mukidashi) is a 2008 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Sion Sono. The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour runtime and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of upskirt photography. The first version was originally six hours long, but was trimmed at the request of the producers. However, an extended version was later released in 2017 as a 300-minute, 10-episode TV series, an arrangement also employed for two other of his movies. Following its release, it won many awards and received acclaim from critics. At the Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Caligari Film Award and the FIPRESCI Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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